📘 Recent Current Affairs – February 2026
Page 9 – Social Issues, Education & Human Development
🔹 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Q1. The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 emphasizes:
A) Rigid subject separation
B) Multidisciplinary and flexible learning
C) Elimination of vocational education
D) Reduction of digital integration
Answer: B
Explanation: NEP promotes holistic, multidisciplinary education, skill development, and flexibility in subject choices.
A) Rigid subject separation
B) Multidisciplinary and flexible learning
C) Elimination of vocational education
D) Reduction of digital integration
Answer: B
Explanation: NEP promotes holistic, multidisciplinary education, skill development, and flexibility in subject choices.
Q2. India’s demographic dividend becomes beneficial when:
1. Workforce is skilled
2. Employment opportunities expand
3. Dependency ratio declines
A) 1 only
B) 1 and 2 only
C) 1, 2 and 3
D) 2 only
Answer: C
Explanation: A productive and skilled working-age population can accelerate economic growth if employment and policy support are adequate.
1. Workforce is skilled
2. Employment opportunities expand
3. Dependency ratio declines
A) 1 only
B) 1 and 2 only
C) 1, 2 and 3
D) 2 only
Answer: C
Explanation: A productive and skilled working-age population can accelerate economic growth if employment and policy support are adequate.
Q3. Gender budgeting primarily aims to:
A) Increase defence spending
B) Ensure public expenditure benefits women equitably
C) Reduce social welfare schemes
D) Privatize public services
Answer: B
Explanation: Gender budgeting integrates gender perspectives into fiscal planning to promote inclusive development.
A) Increase defence spending
B) Ensure public expenditure benefits women equitably
C) Reduce social welfare schemes
D) Privatize public services
Answer: B
Explanation: Gender budgeting integrates gender perspectives into fiscal planning to promote inclusive development.
Q4. Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) improves welfare delivery by:
A) Increasing intermediaries
B) Reducing leakages and corruption
C) Expanding manual paperwork
D) Delaying fund transfers
Answer: B
Explanation: DBT transfers subsidies directly to beneficiaries’ bank accounts, enhancing transparency and efficiency.
A) Increasing intermediaries
B) Reducing leakages and corruption
C) Expanding manual paperwork
D) Delaying fund transfers
Answer: B
Explanation: DBT transfers subsidies directly to beneficiaries’ bank accounts, enhancing transparency and efficiency.
🔹 Analytical Questions
Q5. How does human capital development influence long-term economic growth?
Explanation: Investment in education, health, and skill development enhances productivity, innovation, and economic competitiveness.
Explanation: Investment in education, health, and skill development enhances productivity, innovation, and economic competitiveness.
Q6. Discuss the challenges in converting India’s demographic dividend into demographic advantage.
Explanation: Challenges include unemployment, skill mismatch, regional disparities, and low female labour force participation.
Explanation: Challenges include unemployment, skill mismatch, regional disparities, and low female labour force participation.
15 Marks Mains Model Answer
Q7. “Inclusive development is essential for sustainable economic growth.” Examine in the context of recent policy initiatives.
Introduction: Inclusive growth ensures equitable distribution of opportunities and benefits across society.
Body:
Introduction: Inclusive growth ensures equitable distribution of opportunities and benefits across society.
Body:
- National Education Policy reforms
- Skill India and employment initiatives
- Gender budgeting and women empowerment schemes
- Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) reforms
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